Unfortunately, not everything on the internet is true, no matter what the internet tries to tell you. Over the past four years one of the internet's favorite political meme's is of "Uncle Joe Biden." It started with an Onion article (http://www.theonion.com/articles/shirtless-biden-washes-trans-am-in-w hite-house-dri,2718/) which poked fun at the Vice President because of his blue collar mannerisms and forthright speech when discussing...well...anything.

Joe Biden has made a career about speaking what he means, regardless if it is in his best political interest or if it is the "politically correct" thing to say. Because of this he endures jokes regarding his "gaffes" and verbal miscues and America (and some of the rest of the world) laugh and chuckle about this homer Vice President of ours.

All the while, Joe Biden has calmly and quietly been an incredible Vice President. He was one of the first politicians to publicly embrace gay marriage (http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/06/nation/la-na-biden-gay-marria ge-20120507) and may have been personally responsible for President Obama coming out in favor of gay marriage and the subsequent change in the Democratic Party's platform.

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

Now, if for some reason this awesome gift is too awesome and cannot be given to Vice President Biden, the internet will still purchase the car and auction it off.

All proceeds will be distributed to the Biden Breast Health Initiative, Doctors Without Borders, the Wounded Warrior Project and GLAAD.

Regardless if it is to Joe Biden or to charity, maybe Joe Biden will even wash i ...

Good so far, but there needs to be a part that mentions the fact that Biden is aware of the Onion spoof, and even laughs at it, and himself often. That is a quality we need more in government.

un4gvn666:RichieLaw, 4th paragraph from the bottom has a couple of grammatical errors:

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them him, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like the one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

urbangirl:un4gvn666: RichieLaw, 4th paragraph from the bottom has a couple of grammatical errors:

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them him, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like the one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

urbangirl:un4gvn666: RichieLaw, 4th paragraph from the bottom has a couple of grammatical errors:

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them him, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like the one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

coeyagi:Pure poetry, bro. And yes, my armchair lawyering tells me he won't be able to accept it. Charity all the way.

I haven't read the entire thread, so this may be covered, but I have seen this repeated a lot. There are statutory protocols for how gifts to U.S. officials are handled - we don't need to worry about it. Give it to him, if we want, and let him (and various gift-handling functionaries) figure out what to do. That way we don't have a committee arguing so much the entire idea gets derailed.

Is it possible to lower the goal? A number of Trans Ams cheaper than 25k have been linked in this thread and the less money spent on the car, the more potential profit from auctioning it off after a Biden photo-op.

NobleHam:Is it possible to lower the goal? A number of Trans Ams cheaper than 25k have been linked in this thread and the less money spent on the car, the more potential profit from auctioning it off after a Biden photo-op.

We are doing flexible funding. Regardless of the amount raised, we will use what we have to either purchase a Trans AM or just donate it to the stated charities in Vice President Biden's name.

Cyclometh:machoprogrammer: coeyagi: True, but you're still wrong (and also wrong about who pays most of his expenses, just a typical Fox News talking point without knowing what his actual expenses are).

You really think the president and VP (any VP or president, so settle down with the partisan talk) pay most of their own expenses?

Go away. We're having fun, and no matter how much you try to piss in the pot, it won't work.

Shoo.

Stop having the type of fun he doesn't want you to have. Only he's allowed to prescribe the kind of fun we should have!

NobleHam:Is it possible to lower the goal? A number of Trans Ams cheaper than 25k have been linked in this thread and the less money spent on the car, the more potential profit from auctioning it off after a Biden photo-op.

That, and a friendly car shop that would be willing to put decals on at cost.

RichieLaw:urbangirl: un4gvn666: RichieLaw, 4th paragraph from the bottom has a couple of grammatical errors:

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them him, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like the one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

Just doing my part. :)

Also, from opening sentence: $25 million dollars

Fixed!

Read my post above, Rich...it's important that we mention Joe's awareness of the spoof. It will also give context...

NobleHam:Is it possible to lower the goal? A number of Trans Ams cheaper than 25k have been linked in this thread and the less money spent on the car, the more potential profit from auctioning it off after a Biden photo-op.

Actually, the more TransAm you buy (read: higher quality) the more likely it will sell for a large amount to some Democrat who loves Joe Biden and has tons of cash. Who knows? Maybe Joe Biden will buy it himself to show that he is charitable!

coeyagi:When do we get shut down as a thread? Like 3 or 4 days? Just need to consider lines of communication.

Typically about 48 hours, but as things move forward I'd recommend submitting new threads with updates, and have a link back to this thread as a bit of background. I've stickied this thread at the top for a little while, but I'm open to bumping this again tomorrow to get the weekend crowd a look.

One thing: this can get a lot of traction off-Fark if people put it on FB and/or teh Twittars.

Sliding Carp:coeyagi: Pure poetry, bro. And yes, my armchair lawyering tells me he won't be able to accept it. Charity all the way.

I haven't read the entire thread, so this may be covered, but I have seen this repeated a lot. There are statutory protocols for how gifts to U.S. officials are handled - we don't need to worry about it. Give it to him, if we want, and let him (and various gift-handling functionaries) figure out what to do. That way we don't have a committee arguing so much the entire idea gets derailed.

The point is, whether he can accept it or not, a Tran-Am can be procured, there can be a big silly ceremony with media where "he accepts it" or whatever, and all of us nerds can get a woody. It's for the LULZ.

I'm thinking that if this works, and the car is procured, that Biden could sign it or something and then it could be auctioned off for even more money. Or, that might not work, I dunno. Obviously it will all go to charity in the end. But we need to summon the Powers of Fark to make this happen so dammit get out yer credit cards farkers.

Walt_Jizzney:RichieLaw: urbangirl: un4gvn666: RichieLaw, 4th paragraph from the bottom has a couple of grammatical errors:

In order to let Vice President Biden know just how much we appreciate them him, while also making a very silly part of the internet come true (we are the internet after all); let's buy Uncle Joe a Trans Am like the one that is featured in the Onion article linked to above. It's hilarious, it's awesome and gosh darnit, it's something that we can talk about in addition to the cat pictures and rage comics.

Just doing my part. :)

Also, from opening sentence: $25 million dollars

Fixed!

Read my post above, Rich...it's important that we mention Joe's awareness of the spoof. It will also give context...

RichieLaw:We are doing flexible funding. Regardless of the amount raised, we will use what we have to either purchase a Trans AM or just donate it to the stated charities in Vice President Biden's name.

I say go for the actual TransAm. Make it a 1976 model with the 455ci Big Block. That's the last of the big block TransAm and likely to bring in more at auction.

Plus, if this thing blows up enough, maybe Joe Biden will take photos with it.

I kinda wished I had thought of this, although to be hones, I'm not sure this is the best use of $25k. If I were Biden, I would drive this one to a press conference and announce I'm auctioning it off for charity, and offer to first wash it in your driveway.

Of course, that would make him irretrievably popular with his base if he did it.